2006 New York Code - Limitations On Number Of Wards.

 
  § 79.05 Limitations on number of wards.
    Except  as hereinafter provided it shall be unlawful for any person to
  accept appointment as guardian of any ward  if  such  proposed  guardian
  shall  at  that  time  be acting as guardian for five wards. In any case
  upon presentation of a petition by an  attorney  of  the  administration
  under  this  section  alleging  that a guardian is acting in a fiduciary
  capacity for more than five wards and requesting his discharge for  that
  reason, the court, upon proof substantiating the petition, shall require
  a final accounting forthwith from such guardian and shall discharge such
  guardian in said case.
    The  limitations of this section shall not apply where the guardian is
  a bank or trust company. An individual may be guardian of more than five
  wards if they are all members of the same family.